diff --git a/pym/update/update.py b/pym/update/update.py
index 1cb90b6..febfe14 100644
--- a/pym/update/update.py
+++ b/pym/update/update.py
@@ -572,6 +572,8 @@ class Update(MethodsInterface):
                 for perc in p.progress():
                     self.setProgress(perc)
             else:
+                p = process(emerge, "--sync", repname, stderr=STDOUT)
+            if p.failed():
                 rpath_old = f"{rpath}_old"
                 makeDirectory(rpath_old)
                 for root, dirs, files in os.walk(rpath):
@@ -579,15 +581,13 @@ class Update(MethodsInterface):
                         os.replace(os.path.join(rpath, d), os.path.join(rpath_old, f))
                     for d in dirs:
                         shutil.move(os.path.join(rpath, d), os.path.join(rpath_old, d))
-                p = process(emerge, "--sync", repname, stderr=STDOUT)
-            if p.failed():
                 clearDirectory(rpath)
                 for root, dirs, files in os.walk(rpath_old):
                     for f in files:
                         os.replace(os.path.join(rpath_old, d), os.path.join(rpath, f))
                     for d in dirs:
                         shutil.move(os.path.join(rpath_old, d), os.path.join(rpath, d))
-                removeDir(rpath_old)
+                os.rmdir(rpath_old)
                 raise UpdateError(
                     _("Failed to update the {rname} repository").format(
                         rname=repname),
diff --git a/pym/update/variables/update.py b/pym/update/variables/update.py
index e9566a9..5107483 100644
--- a/pym/update/variables/update.py
+++ b/pym/update/variables/update.py
@@ -636,7 +636,6 @@ class VariableClUpdateOtherSet(Variable):
     value = ""
 
     def get(self):
-
         if self.Get('cl_update_inner_other_set'):
             return self.Get('cl_update_inner_other_set')
         return self.value